The name of this cuvée does not allude to a locality in Ampuis but to the Madinière's creek which flows at the bottom of one of the many Côte-Rôtie ravines slopes where are planted the Syrah vines.
The soils consist of micaschists with two micas (black mica or biotite and white mica or muscovite). This rock has an appearance of corrugated iron which can be disintegrated into slabs, it is a metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of a sedimentary clay rock. It reflects a transformation made under the effect of a very high temperature and low pressure, a phenomenon that would have occurred 600 million years ago.
The abundance of stony elements in these Côte-Rôtie's typical micaschists allows a strong drainage of runoff water and the presence of numerous fractures in the rock allows the vine to draw water stored therein.
The grapes are manually harvested, then sorted, crushed and partially destemmed. The alcoholic fermentation takes place in open vats with temperature control for three weeks, while the malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels where the must then matures for 18 months.
This wine can be drunk now to appreciate the primary fruity aromas, but its strong ageing potential allows it to age for twenty years in cellar for those who wish to appreciate it at its peak, when it has developed its tertiary aromas.
| Country | Rhône Valley |
| Color | Red |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Type | Dry |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Syrah |
| Alcohol rate | 13 % |
| Quality Designation | Côte-Rôtie |
| Cellar Potential | 20 ans. |
| Service advise | 18°C (64°F). Decant 3 hrs before the service in its youth. |
| Culture Methods | Sustainable cultivation method |
| Fining | Yes |
| Filtering | No |
| Comments | Manual harvest. Alcoholic fermentation for 3 weeks in open vats, malolactic fermentation in barrels. Ageing for 18 months in oak barrels. |
| Stopper | Diam |
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